The Captain (2).

The entire team had already gathered at the camp area, awaiting the arrival of the last person before the deadline.

General Edward was expected to reveal their final mission, but he was conspicuously absent, leaving the assembled teams uncertain and waiting for both him and Alec.

“I guess your leader might be having difficulty completing missions on his own since he has no team, which is why he’s delaying things to earn extra points and avoid embarrassment, Otherwise, why else would he not be here yet?”

Pale queried Agnes, who was engaged in conversation with her team, including Brandon’s team and Arthur’s team, about their mission options and their preferences for daring tasks.

As Agnes glanced back at Pale, who was confronting her about General Edward’s absence, while trying to blame Alec,

“He is not worth the time,” Brandon said, placing his hands on Agnes’ shoulders.